Swinging gate



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W. S. BANGS' SWINGING- GATE,

No. 311,714. Patented Feb. 3, 1885.

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SWINGING GATE. No. 311,714. Patented Feb. 3, 1885..

UNITED STATES PATENT Orrrcn.

WVINFIELD S. BANGS, OF ALMA, MICHIGAN.

SWINGING GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part 01' Letters Patent No. 311,71%, datedFebruary 3, 1885.

Application filed February 7, 1894. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WINFIELD S. Barres, of Alma, in the county ofGratiot and State of Michigan, have invented a new and usefulImprovementin Swinging Gates; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, inwhich- Figure 1 is a perspective view of an improved gate with myimprovements attached. Fig. 2 is a detail view of the T-shaped casting.Fig. 3 is a detail view of post B. Fig. 4 is a detail in perspective ofthe casting K and its connections.

My invention relates to that class of gates adapted to be opened orclosed by persons either 011 foot, on horseback, or in vehicles; and itconsists of the combination of devices hereinafter described andclaimed.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe the exact manner in which I have carried it out.

In the said drawings, A represents the post to which the gate is hung inthe usual manner, and B is the front post, to which the gate latches.

On the post A are secured the crossbcain b and the braces 12. This crossbeam has openings cl formed near its outer ends, in which are pivotedthe levers e, and to the long arm I of each of these levers (which, itnecessary, may hang over the center or side of the road) is attached acord or wire, f, which is used as a hand-rope in opening and closing thegate.

On each side of the post A are the bellcrank levers O G, pivotallysecured to the said post by a bolt or any well-known means.

To the arms 0 of the bell-crank levers C are secured rods D, which passupward and are attached to the short arms of the levers e, and to thearms 0 of the levers are secured short chains or rods firmly secured tothe outer ends of the T-shaped casting K, having flanges k, by which itis bolted or otherwise secured to the uprights E of the gate F, which iscomposed of a series of horizontal rails, Z, connected by the uprights EE E at each end and in the center, and has one or more diagonal bracesand a cap-board, H.

i To the chains or rods 9, at a point near where t i, and having itsfree end adapted to engage,

a catch secured to the post B. This post B has a portion of its innerface, near the top, cut away, as at m, and has inclines n n formedthereon, upon which the latch I rides as the gate is being closed oropened. From the upper part of the cut-away portion projects a dependingstop, r, which will arrest the movement of the latch in either directionand cause the same to drop into a slot, 8, snfliciently wide to allowthe latch to be raised clear of the stop r when the gate is opened ineither direction. The latch I is connected to the draw-rod by a shortchain passing over a pulley or stud, h, secured to the cap-board.

lVI represents a latchingpost, one of which is placed on each side ofthe gate, adapted to engage and secure the gate when the same is swungopen in eitherdirection.

The operation of my device is as follows: Then it is desired to open thegate, the operator, either on foot, on horseback, or in a vehicle, hasonly to pull the hand-rope f, which will cause the short arm'of thelever cto draw on the rod D. This movement, by means of the bell-cranklevers and draw-rods, will cause the latch to be lifted from the catchplaced on the inside of the post B.

I do not mean to limit myself to this exact construction, for, ifdesirable, the bell-crank levers can be inverted and their short armssecured by rods to a lever, 0, loosely pivoted to the post A near itsbase, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The lever 0 projects somedistance from the gate and has a bend, over which the wheels of anapproaching vehicle are driven when it is desired to open or close thegate.

I am aware it is not new to secure upon the cap-board a plate havingupturned ends; nor is it new to operate the latch by means of cords orropes connected to or passing through said plate.

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I am also aware it is not broadly newto sepivoted levers e, rods D,bell-crank levers 0, IO care a bell-crank lever on a post and connectsecured on each side of the post A, the chains it with a rope or chainfor opening and closing or rods 9, T-shaped casting K chains 5 andagate, and these featnresldonot claim, broad- 6, the draw-bar, and alatch, substantially as 5 1y, as my invention. and for the purpose setforth.

Having thus fully described my invention, VVINFIELD S. BANGS. what Iclai m as new, and desire to secure by WVitnesses: Letters Patent, isFRANCIS PALMER, In a swinging gate, the combination of the CALVINOASEBEER.

